NASA and SpaceX gave the ‘go’ for launch of the GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission following a successful readiness review at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting a two-hour launch window opening at 5:16 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 25. The mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 30% chance of favorable conditions. The primary concerns are at launch are Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, and Surface Electric Fields Rule.
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